Bad Cripple

Paralyzed since I was 18 years old, I have spent much of the last 30 years thinking about the reasons why the social life of crippled people is so different from those who ambulate on two feet. After reading about the so called Ashley Treatment I decided it was time to write a book about my life as a crippled man. My book, Bad Cripple: A Protest from an Invisible Man, will be published by Counter Punch. I hope my book will completed soon.

Sunday, February 14, 2016

On Being Divorced

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I am 38 years into my post paralysis life. Paralysis is inscribed on my body. Human kind was not meant to be paralyzed. I have the battle sc...
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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Tangled Day

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I was up very early this morning. I did not sleep well. Actually I did not sleep at all. I am unhappy. I have no reason to be unhappy. Well,...
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Monday, February 1, 2016

Welcome to My Life

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I was at Wegmans yesterday. I will readily admit I love Wegmans. Good food, good prices, good employees. The store represents the culture of...
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Sunday, January 24, 2016

Snow Wheelchairs and Inspiration

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I love snow. I enjoy everything about snow. I love to watch snow accumulate. I love trees encased in snow glittering like diamonds. I love a...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Disabled Bodies

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Two days ago I read an interesting post at Crip Confessions. The post was titled "But Won't You be Ashamed? or Cripping Pasties...
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Sunday, January 17, 2016

Teasing and Joking about Ableism

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My son has spent the last week with me. It has been, let us say, an adjustment. I am not sure which of us has adjusted more or less. Truth b...
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Saturday, January 9, 2016

Cripple Radar and Ableism

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Ableism is a relatively unknown word outside the disability  rights community. I have tried to the use the word with people unfamiliar with ...
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william Peace
PhD 1992 in anthropology Columbia University, I am interested in disability rights and bioethics.
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